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Founder @TheNorthStar & @RealJusticePAC & @FlipTheSenate & @TheActionPAC. Host of @TheBreakdown Podcast. Voice of Social Justice @TJMShow. Husband. Father of 5.

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    1. Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 14 Jan 2018
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      11. The Democratic candidate in 2020 MUST have an enormous social media following. Trump had more followers than every . Republican & Democratic candidate COMBINED. He uses that following to then dominate the news cycle 7 days a week.

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      12. Barack Obama is literally the only leader in America with more social media followers than Trump. He has twice as many, by the way. He would mop the floor with Trump. He would've stomped him in 2012 and would squash him right now.

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    3. Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 14 Jan 2018
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      13. It is my very, very strong belief that without an enormous social media following, Trump's 2020 political opponent will struggle to build momentum against him. The thing is, very few people in America already have a huge social media following.

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    4. Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 14 Jan 2018
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      14. The 1st factor a Democratic candidate will need is a huge social media following. The 2nd factor that a candidate MUST have is a dedicated, excited core base of supporters that already exists.

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      15. Here's what I am looking for? Can you pack a stadium full of people today? Without Beyonce or Bruce Springsteen opening up for you. Because it is my belief that if you are not already that popular RIGHT NOW, you can't beat Trump. Period.

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      16. The 1st factor a candidate needs to defeat Trump is a huge social media following. The 2nd is the ability to pack a stadium full of people TODAY, without an opening act. The 3rd factor is this candidate has to pose a STRONG contrast in character/personality to Donald Trump

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      17. The Democratic candidate in 2020 MUST contrast with Donald Trump. They must be a person of impeccable integrity. They must be known for decency and compassion. They must be seen as generous and inspirational. No corruption.

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      18. Lastly, the Democratic candidate in 2020 must have a demonstrated history of being able to organize people on the national level. It would help if they have a real presence in all 50 states and know how to organize and mobilize people in practical ways.

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      19. In summary, here are the 4 factors needed to defeat Trump. a. A huge social media following b. A deeply devoted base of support - enough to pack stadiums c. A strong contrast in personality & character to Trump d. Experience with organizing on the national level

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      20. I believe just 3 people have the 4 factors to defeat Trump easily. Others could still win, but these 3 people would crush him. A. Oprah B. Michelle Obama C. Bernie Sanders Biden could win. Booker, Harris, Warren, Gillibrand could win Oprah, Michelle, Bernie would crush it

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      21. I agree with every single argument that "we don't need another celebrity." But 2020 is not normal. The person does not have to be a celebrity per se, but to defeat Trump, to win back the news cycle, will take very unique factors that only a few people have It's where we are

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          22. End of thread. We must not treat running against Trump like it's a normal thing. He's not normal. How he dominates the news is not normal. Defeating him will require a different approach. We could perhaps go back to normal down the road. But we're not there yet.

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        2. PoliticsDen‏ @PoliticsDen 14 Jan 2018
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          We need someone with strong policy proposals. Sorry but Oprah is just not that person. Michelle Obama has no interest in running. How about Nina Turner?

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        2. Jameson Quinn‏ @bettercount_us 14 Jan 2018
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          Both Oprah and Sanders would be divisive. Plenty of people on the left just don’t want them as pres, whether or not they like them. So from your list, that leaves Michelle.

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          For Oprah it’s her record of getting taken in by charlatans. Not good for a president. For Sanders, its his age, and the fact that we don’t want to revive the bad blood from 2016.

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          Those two ( bernie or oprah) have major baggage that at this point would crush their chances. As a VP however, they would add value to the ticket.

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          No, we need a socialist revolution, and a collective consciousness to agree that social capitalism and capitalism are the issues amongst our society.

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        1. Mark‏ @That1guymark 14 Jan 2018
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          Would love to see Bernie. I’m doubtful that he’ll consider running again.

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        1. Harm Magin‏ @DogplaysGod 14 Jan 2018
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          It's where we are because of thinking like this.

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        1. Jonny Rebel‏ @TheRealSelbrede 14 Jan 2018
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          Many people have it, most celebrities do not.

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        1. Kevin Van Valkenburg‏ @vanvalkenburg_k 14 Jan 2018
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          Combining Oprah with either Michelle, Bernie, or Warren as her VP candidate would be pretty hard to beat.

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        1. Willy Boy‏ @SurelookHomes 14 Jan 2018
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          Until we learn the truth from the mueller investigation we won’t know if some of those wins were compromised. Trump shut down his voter fraud team because there was no fraud on the Democrats but there was evidence of fraud on the republicans side as usual..

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          Stop endorsing Idiocracy.

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        1. Jameson Quinn‏ @bettercount_us 14 Jan 2018
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          I note that there is one other person who’d easily meet your criteria as stated: Hillary. That would be a terrible terrible idea, for basically the same reasons that Sanders would: too old, too divisive.

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